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Former Assembly Speaker Silver Sentenced to Prisonhttp://wnbf.com/former-assembly-speaker-silver-sentenced-to-prison/
http://wnbf.com/former-assembly-speaker-silver-sentenced-to-prison/#commentsTue, 03 May 2016 20:00:40 +0000http://wnbf.com/?p=163433Continue reading…]]>Sheldon Silver, the former leader of the New York State Assembly, has been sentenced to a lengthy stretch in prison for his conviction in a federal corruption case.

]]>http://wnbf.com/former-assembly-speaker-silver-sentenced-to-prison/feed/0Getty Images-Spencer Pratt [file]Bharara Calls Corruption A "Deep Problem"http://wnbf.com/bharara-calls-albany-corruption-a-deep-problem/
http://wnbf.com/bharara-calls-albany-corruption-a-deep-problem/#commentsTue, 15 Dec 2015 11:14:58 +0000http://wnbf.com/?p=157381Continue reading…]]>United States Attorney Preet Bharara says there now can be "no doubt" that there is a "deep problem" of corruption in Albany.

In an interview with New York City radio station WNYC on Monday, December 12, Bharara said that in the aftermath of the convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, he doesn't believe every lawmaker is corrupt...

]]>http://wnbf.com/bharara-calls-albany-corruption-a-deep-problem/feed/0Spencer Platt/Getty Images [file]Dean and Adam Skelos Convicted on All Chargeshttp://wnbf.com/dean-and-adam-skelos-convicted-on-all-charges/
http://wnbf.com/dean-and-adam-skelos-convicted-on-all-charges/#commentsFri, 11 Dec 2015 19:34:23 +0000http://wnbf.com/?p=157223Continue reading…]]>Former New York state Senate majority leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, have been found guilty of eight counts following a lengthy trial in federal court in New York City.

The father and son had been charged with extortion, bribery and conspiracy...